Hyrd Like Byrd?: St Telio Organ
How close can we get to knowing what Byrd's Second Service might have sounded like in his day? One starting point for such an inquiry...
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Welcome to Byrd Central
400th anniversary of English Renaissance composer, William Byrd
We are a group of academics, educators, and musicians creating and disseminating events, new scholarship, stories, and recordings related to the 2023 anniversary of the death of Tudor composer William Byrd. New site areas and content will be released over the course of the year.
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Sun, 18 JunTewkesbury
Sun, 14 MaySt Giles, Horspath
Sat, 13 MaySt Stephen & St Agnes Church13 May, 19:30 BSTSt Stephen & St Agnes Church, Vansittart Rd, Windsor SL4 5DA, UKWindsor’s leading chamber choir bring you a concert commemorating 400 years since the death of renaissance composer William Byrd and his astonishing musical legacy. They will be singing one piece from each of his major publications spanning a range of his musical styles.
Sat, 29 AprChurch of St Mary New York
Fri, 28 AprSt Paul's Church, Cambridge, MA
Sun, 23 AprAll Saints, Turkdean23 Apr, 18:30 BSTAll Saints, Turkdean, Turkdean, Cheltenham GL54 3NT, UKFestal Evensong for St George’s Day & Shakespeare’s Birthday Rev Dr Alycia Timmis in conversation with Michael Maloney William Byrd: Short Service Richard Farrant: Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake Conductor: Kit Perona-Wright Musical Director: Steve Winwood
Sat, 18 MarStoller Hall, Manchester18 Mar, 19:30 GMTStoller Hall, Manchester, Hunts Bank, Manchester M3 1DA, UKAlongside the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, the William Byrd Singers will take to The Stoller Hall stage to give voice to anthems and motets by Byrd & Weelkes, rounding the concert off with a complete performance of Byrd’s massive Great Service.
Wed, 08 FebNew College Oxford08 Feb, 16:00 GMTNew College Oxford, Holywell St, Oxford OX1 3BN, UKThe Choir of New College, Oxford, sings music by Byrd live on BBC Radio 3: the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis from the ‘Great’ Service, the motet Exsurge Domine, and an introit by Byrd’s younger contemporary and fellow-anniversarian Thomas Weelkes. Open to the public; please be seated by 3:45pm.
Fri, 03 FebSt Mary Magdalen Oxford
Sat, 28 JanSt Martin-in-the-Fields, London- Fri, 27 JanSt Mary the Virgin, Oxford
Tue, 24 JanWigmore Hall, London